10 CFR § 171.23 - Enforcement.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s171.23"
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title: "10 CFR § 171.23 - Enforcement."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "171.23"
section_name: "Enforcement."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "171"
part_name: "ANNUAL FEES FOR REACTOR LICENSES AND FUEL CYCLE LICENSES AND MATERIALS LICENSES, INCLUDING HOLDERS OF CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE, REGISTRATIONS, AND QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM APPROVALS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES LICENSED BY THE NRC"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 11, 161(w), 223, 234 (42 U.S.C. 2014, 2201(w), 2273, 2282); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, sec. 201 (42 U.S.C. 5841); 42 U.S.C. 2215; 44 U.S.C. 3504 note."
regulatory_source: "51 FR 33230, Sept. 18, 1986, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "171"
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# 171.23 Enforcement.

If any person required to pay the annual fee fails to pay when the fee is due, or files a false certification with respect to qualifying as a small entity under the Regulatory Flexibility Criteria, the Commission may refuse to process any application submitted by or on behalf of the person with respect to any license issued to the person and may suspend or revoke any licenses held by the person. The filing of a false certification to qualify as a small entity under § 171.16(c) of this part may also result in punitive action pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1001.

[56 FR 31510, July 10, 1991]